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A measure which will raise the state's marijuana sales tax to help fund Colorado rural hospitals, schools and roads is now law. Governor Hickenlooper signed the much awaited measure on Tuesday that will put nearly 2 billion dollars towards funding transportation over the next 20 years. But...

Though illegal for nearly 50 years under the Controlled Substances Act (CSA), the possession and sale of marijuana seems to be losing its negative stigma. Medical marijuana is legal in 29 states, and the recreational use of marijuana is legal in Washington, Colorado, Oregon, Alaska, California...

The Washington State Department of Agriculture was moving closer Wednesday to issuing the state's first licenses to grow hemp, embarking on an experiment to bring back a crop that's still classified as a controlled substance by the federal government. WSDA's hemp coordinator Emily Febles said...

With several states expanding marijuana legalization this year, many eyes are firmly fixed on California. Between the famed cannabis strains of the north, the rapidly moving edibles scene and the growing marijuana tech industry blazing in Silicon Valley, there's a lot at stake. Heather Azzi of...

Increased tourism and the tax money associated with it was one of the top arguments for legalizing recreational cannabis. But how have other states dealt with pot tourism? Reno Public Radio's Paul Boger spoke with Northern Colorado Community Radio's Luke Runyon about what's going on in his...

Just months after state voters legalized the recreational use of marijuana, the state Senate on Tuesday voted to prohibit its use in automobiles because of concerns over drugged driving. A bill by Sen. Jerry Hill (D-San Mateo) makes it an infraction for drivers and passengers to use marijuana...

More than 100 new patients have received permission to use a form of medical marijuana in Georgia this month, bringing the statewide total of people using the product to more than 1800 less than three years after the state began the program. They still don't have easy access to the drug...

Last week, Gov. Phil Scott vetoed a bill that would legalize possession and cultivation of small amounts of marijuana. Vermont will not be able to further nullify the unconstitutional federal prohibition on cannabis until 2018. Senate Bill 22 (S.22) originally set up a study commission to...

More than 100 new patients have received permission to use a form of medical marijuana in Georgia this month, bringing the statewide total of people using the product to more than 1,800 less than three years after the state began the program. They still don't have easy access to the drug, which...

Some medical marijuana proponents in Rhode Island are seeking to expand the number of dispensaries in the state. The Providence Journal reports that state law currently allows for up to three dispensaries. A proposal that would double that number has been discussed at hearings held by state...

The legislature should form a special commission to make recommendations as to how marijuana could best be regulated and taxed for sale to adults aged 21 and older. The panel should be mandated to return its recommendations to the legislature in a subsequent session, at which time we would urge...

More than 100 new patients have received permission to use a form of medical marijuana in Georgia this month, bringing the statewide total of people using the product to more than 1800 less than three years after the state began the program. They still don't have easy access to the drug, which...

Thanks to a gubernatorial veto, Arizona is now a place where it's OK to grow medical marijuana but illegal to grow hemp, a non-toxic version of marijuana plants. Gov. Doug Ducey's veto of state Sen. Sonny Borrelli's hemp bill is unfortunate because it deprives the desert state a business...

Reclining leather seats, a 42-inch television screen and stencils of bright red marijuana leaves illuminate the back of 420 Tours' sport utility vehicle. The SUV, along with a 30-foot bus, are used by Nevada's first cannabis tour company, which takes people looking for a medical marijuana card...

Arizona, like some of the other 23 states with medical-marijuana laws, allows people with valid medical cards from other states to legally possess marijuana in Arizona, but they can't legally buy it at Arizona dispensaries. Nevada apparently is the only state that allows its dispensaries to...

The Czech Republic’s State Institute for Drug Control is once again looking for a supplier of medicinal cannabis. Companies interested in the 6.36 million contract can register for the tender by July 6, the head of the State Drug Administration Zdeněk Blahuta told the Czech News Agency on...

At the office of Monterey County's Treasurer-Tax Collector, gun-toting guards now stand sentry over the parking lot and entry door. A newly renovated front office now serves as a secure drop-off point for taxpayers carrying duffel bags full of cash (payments made by appointment only). A fleet...

After months of delays, Delaware's second medical marijuana dispensary opened in Sussex County on Friday — just in time for Memorial Day weekend. "The timing was not intentional," spokeswoman Pamela Johnston said. "We were waiting to get through all of our inspections and it just worked out...

Now that Nevada has the green light to move forward with its early start recreational marijuana program, it could set the national record for the fastest turnaround of retail reefer. In a rush for kush, the state is attempting to power forward with recreational marijuana sales in a mere...

Thanks to the statesmanship of state Sen. Nicholas Scutari, a bill to allow recreational use of small amounts of marijuana for adults 21 and over will become part of the dialogue in the 2017 gubernatorial election. The bill would regulate the cultivation, distribution and sale of marijuana...